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Thursday 26 January 2012

Entry:    benighted (adj.)

Definition:  1) Overtaken by the darkness of the night; affected by the night (obs.). 2 a. fig. Involved in intellectual or moral darkness.  b. Involved in obscurity. Obs.
Other:    Not so much strange or unusual, but really just a beautiful word.

SNOOT score:   1

Page:   47

Source:   Oxford English Dictionary

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